Well, I don’t think they’re bad. We’re seeing big changes going on at CNN now. They’ve got a new head of it [Zucker]. They’re popularizing it, if you like. Instead of having [CNN founder] Ted Turner saying ‘this is the New York Times of the air’– they’re not, they’re CNN. They’re using helicopters. Running around being much more pop, if you will. I don’t say they’re politically different than what they’ve always been. But just the way they’re presenting. They’ve sharpened up a lot in the last couple of months.

Murdoch also attributed much of Fox News’ success to its CEO Roger Ailes, who he called “a genius.”